Container Shape Controls Root System Configuration Of Ponderosa Pine
A 2-year evaluation of root coiling of ponderosa pine grown in different containers showed there was some recovery after outplanting. Trees grown in containers with no walls had no more coiling than tress grown from seed in place, and seedlings grown in containers with vertical grooves had less coiling than ones grown on smooth-walled containers.
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Author(s): Harvey A. Hiatt, Richard W. Tinus
Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1974
Event:
Proceedings of the North American Containerized Forest Tree Seedling Symposium
1974 - Denver, CO